Spoiler Special: Rosewater

On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full, spoiler-filled detail. Below, Slatemovie critic Dana Stevens and Bloomberg Politics reporter Dave Weigel discuss Rosewater, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut about the Iranian detainment of journalist Maziar Bahari. Is the film actually good, or is Stewart’s involvement its only real appeal? And does Stewart succeed in his transition from satiric persona to serious, political filmmaker?